If you’re an IPhone user, you’re probably already dealing
with the recent iOS 10 update or trying to get your hands on the newest iPhone,
and if you’re not team iPhone, you’ve at least heard about the recent update. However, for those of you who may be
living under a rock, last week Apple CEO, Tim Cook, announced the new iPhone 7
and iOS 10 updates. Since not all of the millions of Apple users are eligible
to upgrade to the iPhone 7 or would want to upgrade, the most important
announcement is that of iOS 10. All iPhone users will be able to update their
phone’s software. The update was available Tuesday, September 13th and
even though there are many changes that may take some getting used to it all
seems to be for the better.

Here are some of the enterprise features in iOS 10 that
could have the most tangible impact on how your employees operate on mobile
devices:

1.Raise to Wake: This is
an exclusive lock screen feature in iOS 10. Once enabled, it allows you
to automatically turn on the screen of your device whenever you pick it up. This
means you no longer have to press the home button or power button to wake your
device’ screen. All you have to do is simply pick up your iPhone and you can
see all your notifications. This can be a great for employees as we all know
that even a few seconds saved throughout the day is crucial in the busy working
world and imagine how many times a day you pick up your phone too see your
latest email or check the time.

2.Unsecured
Wi-Fi Network Warning:
To avoid your organization being vulnerable when connecting to an unsecured
network, this iOS 10 feature will alert you that the network is not secure. After
connecting to an open network, iOS 10 displays a “Security Recommendation”
notification beneath the Wi-Fi menu settings with the message: “open networks
provide no security and expose all network traffic.”

3.VPN
IKEv2 EAP-only Mode:
This is just a confusing way to say employees can now access secure corporate
VPNs from their iOS devices. In order for mobile employees to access corporate
data, it is imperative that they connect their iOS device via a VPN. Until iOS
10, Apple did not support this therefore many organizations didn’t allow VPN
access from iPhones and iPads.

4.Visual
Voicemail: You no
longer have to struggle to write down the information in a voicemail, like
contact details. iOS 10 has you covered with the feature that will automatically
transcribe any voicemails and present it as a text. You can also listen to the
full message as well as pause and rewind it.

5.Siri
2.0: Developers
can now integrate Siri, with the new SiriKit, into their various apps. Using
voice commands, you can get Siri to book you an Uber or
Lyft for your next meeting, send a Slack message to a colleague, and call clients
or colleagues using Skype, Cisco Spark or WhatsApp. This is merely the start of
the tasks that Siri will be able to complete for you.

With all of these upgrades to iOS 10 it seems that Apple has
definitely been listening to its users and wants to make everyone’s lives
easier from your work life to your home life. This is only a handful of the new
updates that come with iOS 10 which means there are many more hidden new
features within your phone that you must explore in order to find.

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